Sainte-Anne-des-PlainesQuebec

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15,904 residents make their home in this town in Quebec. It is part of the Montréal metro area.

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Population

15,904

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

39.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

52%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines a good place to live?

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines’s best grade is for health (A). The town’s overall grade of B puts it better than 57% of Canadian towns, #309 of 499 in Quebec. The local economy is weaker than most (C−). Prices are high against local incomes (C). Natural hazards weigh more here (D).

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestAHealthWeakestDHazard risk C⁻Jobs & income

How Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

HealthNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsC⁻Open →Cost of livingBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB⁺Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footB⁺Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines stand out

The 2 things Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Health

Better than 91%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

Hazard risk

Behind 88%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines.

HealthHealth A

For health, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines gets an A

60%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Age-standardised, three fifths of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, above Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. What sets Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 14 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.2 years at birth, 83.7 for women and 80.8 for men. Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région des Laurentides.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines60%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	60%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	13%	15%	17%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.2	82.5	81.5

82.2

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

14 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSainte-Anne-des-Plaines’ health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care14 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.5 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.8 Conditions and habits13% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

For hazard risk, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines gets a D

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

The radon tests numbers here cover the Laurentides health region

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.19 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is higher than usual: 10% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. No flood study for Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines is on the national inventory.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines10%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.19	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	10%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.19

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

4.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.19 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon10% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Trips to work from Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average

6%walk, cycle or take transit

The car took 93% of commuters, about level with Quebec’s towns (90%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk4%

Public transit2%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	34 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	90%	89%

$80,000

median household income, 2020

13%

worked from home, May 2021

22%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment6.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to780 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Laval

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

HousingCost of living C

The median home in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines costs just 3.7 years of household income, against 4.7 in the typical Canadian town

$300,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Quebec’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 68% of households.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines$300,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	15%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	68%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	20%	18%	20%

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,190

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Cost of living3.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $300,000, against the median household income Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters68% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Montréal metro area, not by town

SafetySafety B⁺

The force covering Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines records less serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 61

48Crime Severity Index

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Thérèse-de-Blainville service area

The index for the force that serves it came to 48, below Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 10.5 violent incidents are reported each year. Across its police area, there are 17.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202345

202452

202546

2023–2025	Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines	Quebec	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	61	88	86
Crime Severity Index	48	56	67
Property crime per 1,000	17.2	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

51%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety48 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Who lives here

36% of Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

39.6median age

Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. 15% of residents are 65 or over. Immigrants make up 3.5% of residents, between Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

Sainte-Anne-des-PlainesQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree24%

Postsecondary qualification52%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.8% of Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

Here the census found 7,270 women and 7,950 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
	Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	19%	17%	16%
15 to 64	66%	62%	64%
65+	15%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	24%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	52%	59%	56%

Full pageSainte-Anne-des-Plaines’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French36% speak both · 64% speak French but not English Ages39.6 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households5,880 households · 2.5 people per household Immigrants4% belong to a visible minority

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Climate

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines has colder winter nights than 75% of Canadian towns

26.6°CJuly afternoons

Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. A normal winter brings 217 cm of snow, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 26.6°C in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.9°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	217 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.6°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−16.0°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,041 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

217 cm

of snow a year

122

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 26.6°C, January lows −16.0°C Rain and snow1,041 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow217 cm of snow a year Weather station30 km to the station · L'Assomption

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park to Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 24 km away

0.7%of the land within 10 km protected

7 protected areas lie within 10 km. Within 100 km there is no national park. The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 0.7%, below Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines0.7%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.7%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	10	4

24 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

beach within 5 km

public protected area within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas7 protected areas within 10 km · Île-Garth Ecological Reserve National & provincial parks24 km to a provincial park · Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Weather

Expect November days around 5°C in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, nights around −3°C

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. November normally sees 84 mm of precipitation. By December, a normal day reaches −2°C and a night falls to −10°C. Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −16°C in January.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−14°C	243 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	253 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	268 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	277 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

84 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

2,270 residents per council seat in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, a higher ratio than 89% of Quebec municipalities

The mayor of Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines is Jean-René Labelle, who sits with 6 councillors.

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Member of ParliamentRhéal Fortin council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D⁻

Bibliothèque De Sainte-Anne-Des-Plaines logs 1.6 visits per person served, fewer than 78% of Quebec’s town libraries

A single building, Bibliothèque De Sainte-Anne-Des-Plaines, serves 15,900 people.

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Places to belong0.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

3 school boards share Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

13schools within 3 km

No English-language school is among them; in Quebec, 10% of schools are.

School	Level	Students	System
École de l'Harmonie-JeunesseIn Sainte-Anne-des-PlainesElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire du Harfang (Harfang, secondaire du)In Sainte-Anne-des-PlainesSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 13 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines	Quebec	Canada
School boards	3	2	3

0.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

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The boards3 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles Every school13 schools within 3 km · 10 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools Language0 of 13 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

The registers list 6 historic places in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, 2 at the top

6historic places

The oldest dated place, Ancien couvent de Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, goes back to 1882. Designations here include 4 municipal citations. Homes from before 1961 make up 7.5% of the stock, below Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations2

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings4

Among them

1882

oldest construction date on the record

7.5%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	7.5%	21%	18%

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On the registers6 historic places inside the town Highest designations2 top designations · Grange-écurie des Prêtres-Chaumont Older homes7.5% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

15pages on Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 48 Housing & costCHomes 3.7 × income Property pricesSchools13 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.2 in its region Work & commuteC⁻64% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.7% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.6 History6 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Micromusée du Plan Bouchard and 3 more in and around Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

A first look at Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumMicromusée du Plan Bouchard4.7 km outside town, to the south Theme parkTheme parkJardin de Verre et de Métal5 km outside town, to the south Theme parkTheme parkPaintball Mirabel1.6 km outside town, to the west Theme parkTheme parkParcours cyclable hors-route4.6 km outside town, to the southwest

Famous people from Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

10 notable people were born in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines.

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Joseph-Octave VilleneuveFormer mayor of Montreal, Quebec · 1836–1901

Wilfrid PrévostCanadian politician · 1832–1898

Louis-Joseph-Alfred SimardPhysician · 1837–1905

Jonathan DelisleCanadian ice hockey player · 1977–2006

Pierre LeveilleCanadian athletics competitor · born 1962

Olaüs ThérienCanadian politician · 1860–1929

Photo credits

Joseph-Octave Villeneuve: Livernois Québec, Public domain · Wilfrid Prévost: Montminy & Cie., Public domain · Louis-Joseph-Alfred Simard: Aegidius Fauteux (1876-1941), Public domain

About Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

Town in Quebec

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 15,904 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Thérèse-De Blainville
Metro area: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2473035

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines’ neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Saint-Lin--LaurentidesBlainvilleLorraineBois-des-FilionSainte-SophieTerrebonneSainte-Anne-des-Plaines

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines	15,904	—	B	C	B⁺	A
Saint-Lin--Laurentides	26,673	9.8	C⁺	C	B	B
Blainville	61,739	11	A⁺	B⁻	A	A⁺
Lorraine	9,721	11	A	B⁺	B⁺	A⁺
Bois-des-Filion	10,666	11	B⁺	C	B⁺	A⁺
Sainte-Sophie	19,467	12	B⁺	B⁻	A	A⁺
Terrebonne	126,872	12	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻	B⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

Do people in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines speak French?

French is the common language here.

Who are the people of Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines?

4% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.

Has Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines grown?

It added people: 14,421 in 2016, 15,221 in 2021, 5.5% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 15,904.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).